8th Annual LEGO Competition!

8th Annual Lego competition has officially been launched! Just as we have in past years, this year we will need volunteer technical advisors and judges. We also need Sponsors for this event! This is a great opportunity to give back to the community and represent your company! Contact Bahar Davis to get involved: 757.233.7034 or BDavis@VirginiaShipRepair.org

Duties of technical advisors include:

1. Attend the Orientation Lunch at VSRA
2. Contact the Team Leader (teacher)
3. Attend the Team Event Kick-Off in late January. 
4. Review team progress by e-mail/phone 2-3 times during February
5. Visit the team in early March when the design is almost complete – offer advice for improvement (this is the ‘Mid-Engineering Critique’)
6. Watch the students practice their presentations and offer feedback
7. Attend the Preliminary Competition
8. Attend the Final Competition (accordingly)
9. Required Time Spent:  10 hours (minimum)

 Judges:

1. Expected to attend “Judges” Orientation to review the scoring process
2. Attend Preliminaries and/or Finals to judge performances according to the scoring sheet
3. Offer advice/feedback for team improvement

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